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Fight in a Menagerle.

CINCINNATI, March 8.-There was a
fight between an elephant ard q leopard
last night at the Winter quarters of old
John Robinson's menagerie. A misera-
bic little Mexican pony caused the whole
trouble. The pony was free, and it
found amusement in prancing about the
big captive elephant.
The elephant reached for the pony
with his trunk, but could not reach him
until the pony was beguiled into corner
at short range. Then the elephant, with
an angry believing, seized the small
animal and dashed him against the
leopard's cage.
The force of the blow bent the bars of
the cage, and the leopard sprang to the
ground and buried its claws and teeth in
the flesh of the half dead pony. The
elephant, forgiving and forgetting the
irritation which the good humored pony
had caused him, turned to defend the
PROSTATE beast from the fury of the
leopard, and with his swinging trunk he
struck the leopard such blow on the
head as ought to have stunned it. The
suarling leopard turned on the elephant,
and prepared TO spring. The elephant
didn't wait, but seizing the leopard in
bis trunk as he had seized the pony, he
threw the savage beast violently against
the wall of the stable. One of the paws
of the leopard was crushed, and so was
his spirit. He crouched down to nurse
his wounded foot, and meantime keepers
seized his tail through doorway and
captured him. The pony will die.
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.lian sports, they turn their minds to
something infinitely better.

something infinitely better.
To illustrate: An intelligent drum mmer,
who recently attended a literary enter
tainment given by .he young people, re-
marked in our presence that the enter
tainment would have done honor to q
large city. Its such things as these can
please now. No one considers any right
to be taken away from him. They, on
the other hand, recognize the right Of
law to prevent crime.
We do.not assert that these things can
be traced to the influence of prohibition
we give the facts, and let every one draw
his conclusion. But here is something
we do assert: We challenge any wet
town to show us its society, which will
compare with Belton's. This may seem
to be egotism; but we can assert this
without any Of it, inasmuch as we are
merely sojourner here.
"The proof Of the pudding is the eat.
ing.n Belton has tried it "spiked" with
wbiskey, and without it; and decidedly
prefers it without. Indeed, I do moi
know of one substantial citizen who will
not vote for prohibition.
When the last prohibition mass meet
ing was called, Bolton responded with
slacrity; and now stands nerved for the
coming canvass.
w. f.. BREAZEALE,.
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Beecher's Voice.

NEW YORK, March 12.-In the house
of Thomas A. Edison, at Llewelyn park,
is a remarkable memento of Beecher.
The inventors phonograph for impress.
ing on soft metal sheet the utterances
of the human voice and then emitting it
again by the turning of a crank, has
never been put to any very valuable use,
and Edison, has only gained from ita few
thousand dollars in royalties from exhib.
itors. But he utilized it to make a
collection of famous voices. Since he
became famous, his visitors have includ-
ed hundreds of celebrities. Instead of
asking them for their autographs. or
photographs, be has in Two or three hum
dred instances, requested them to
speak few sentences into a phono.
graph. He has kept the plates in a
cabinet, and occasionally he runs some
of them through the machine, sends out
the words exactly as uttered. Edison is
probably the only man who can revive
the silenced voice of the great preacher.
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Trial Justice Jurors.

A question of general interest to the
public was decided by Judge Norton at
the last term of the Kershaw Court. Mr..
H. Baum was summoned as q juror by
Trial Justice Winkier. He failed to
attend, and paid the fine of 81 provided
by law. In a few days he was again
summoned as q juror by the same Trial
Justice. he refused to serve upon the
ground that no man can be required to
sit as a juror before the same Trial JUS
tice more than once in the same year /;
that having been summoned by Trial
Justice Winkler, and having paid the
fine for non, attendance, this was equiva.
lent to service as juror, and he could
not be again summoned. The Trial
Justice decided that he had not served as
juror, and was liable; therefore he
would impose the fine fixed by law. Mr..
Baum appealed, and Judge Norton
decided that failing to serve as juror
and paying the fine was not equivalent
to service that Mr.. Baum was liable to
be summoned again, aud he, therefore,
affirmed the judgment of the Trial JUS
tice.
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publish this week the Road Law
tor Anderson County as it was approved
she Governor II tis substantially as We
sEl sEElissye gisenit q; our readers, except that
4 4 Ef6s Aet which Vas approved varies from
snumber Of hours which constitute q
work The bill, as it passed The
Ee1ats E,sde nine hours Of actual work
constitnte Ia day s work. The House
\ proposed several amendments to the bill,
and among them WAS one providing that
sighs hours Of actnal work should con.
stifnte 8 days work. The Senate con-
!cnrrsf III all the House amendments,
1 sexcspt the one z fixing eight hours as a
work. The bill went back to the
House which rseeded ftom this am md.
mens leaving the nine hours as il { ome
itom the Senate. In enrolling the Act
sths whole Of tho House amendments
! were taken as ifconcurred 10 By the
Senate and in this shape the bill Vas
approved by the Governor. Il Is, there
iore; y LAM in this, shape. The enrolling
department towards the last of the
SESSION was very hard pressed with work,
aud seems to have been inaccurate. We
sstste these facts 10 show how the differ
I ence as 70: the length Of days work was
ss- p =
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Dueling "Befo' De Wah."

WASHINGTON, March 9.-They were
talking about duelling down at the Me.
tropolitan the other night. The Metrop-
olitan is the Washington rendezvous for
Southern men, and no subject is dearer
to the Southern heart than "reminiscences
Of duelling in ante 6elluns days.
"I have no doubt you had game men
in Georgia and in Kentucky and Texas"
said one of the speakers, bowling politely
to the representatives of these States,
who with himself formed the group,
"but for real downright pluck and daring
the Virginian takes the lead. You all
remember old Col. Jack Mccarthy, of
course. He was one of those men of
whom you could safely say he would
tackle a circular saw without the slight
est fear of the consequences. On one
occasion he had quarrel with his
brother.in.law, Mr.. Mason. The Masons
we're just as plucky as the McCarthys,
and a quarrel between such men meant
business. Mason sent Mccarthy chal.
lenge. Mac replied that be didn't want
to fight his sisters husband, but to show
that he wasn't afraid he offered to sit
with Mason on powder keg and apply
a. lighted match to it. When Mason
refused to accept this amendment, Col.
Jack then offered to mount to the dome
of the Capitol and jump off. But upon
Mr.. Mason still remaining stubborn the
old man accepted the challenge and
killed his opponent at the first FIRE.
"On another occasion business called
the old gentleman to Arkansas. In
describing his experience afterward, he
said he found there the toughest crowd
he had ever seen, and the Colonel was
no tender foot, I assure you. One day at
the hotel big, burly fellow, whose
evident intention was quarrel, in walk
ing past the old man stepped on his toes.
He did this several times, accompanying
each action with mock apology for bis
awkwardness. The Colonel bore it until
he became satisfied of the fellows inten-
tions, and then he suddenly gave him
kick which sent him half way across the
room, at the same time raising his hat
and politely remarking, Il beg your par.
don.' As the bully turned upon Mac the
latter thrust six.shooter under his nose
and asked him if he could do anything
more for him. The fellow, who was not
without a grim sense of humor, coolly
replied: 4 thank you, Pm no hog. T
know when I've had enough"
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Prohibition in Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March S.-The
bill to submit TO popular vote the pro.
posed amendment to the Constitution,
prohibiting the manufacture and sale Of
liquor, having passed the Senate and
House, the Governor will sign it, and the
question will be voted upon on the 29th
of next September. A special session of
the Grand Lodge of Tennessee, Indepen.
dent Order of Good Templars, has been
called for the 29th instant, to make
arrangements for vigorous campaign.
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The Jones Murder Trial.

EDGEr1ELD, @. a., March 13.-Argu'
ment was heard on the Jones:Pressley
case Saturday in the presence of a
crowded room of ladies and gentlemen.
Late in the afternoon after the charge OF
Judge Norton, which consumed an hour,
the case was committed to the jury for
their action. The judges charge to the
Jury was quite clear and comprehensive
Notwithstanding this the jury fingered in
tie room until three this morning. When
they emerged from the room their decis.
ion was: Guilty, OF manslaughter.
IS COMMENT NECESSARY
We have no remarks to make in the
case, except to say that this man Jones
murdered three out of the four Pressleys,
and would have, no doubt, ended the life
of the fourth had he been so unfortunate
as to have seen him when he Jones'
made his exit from the scene of action.
Mr.. Jones' attorneys labored for him
faithfully throughout, and, even now, it
is hard to say whether or not they will
make an appeal for the guilty man.
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men and the fatality among them pro.


rortionately greater.
In one place the bodies of seven women
were taken out in row, all horribly
mangled. One woman was cut complete
ly in two, the upper half of her body only
being found. A pathetic sight was that
of two girls, with arms around one
another, clinging together in the embrace
of death. Both had been killed by blows
upon the head. In many instances axes
and crow. bars were necessary in order to
free persons who were pinioned in the
wreck. In two cases it was necessary to
cut two of the bodies in order to get them
out.
They were already crushed out of any
semblance to human shape, and were so
tightly wedged in that they could be
removed in no other way. One old lacy
was taken from car uninjured, but with
her clothing torn to shreds and presenting
generally a forlorn appearance. She
said that the women in her car seemed to
be panicstricken at the moment the crash
occurred. They all screamed and shout
ed-praying for release.
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! No speaker Of tbs House Of Represen.
statiisss has ever ben 90 roundly abused,
sin 90 prob bllity, as Mr.. Carlisle, foF bis
siailnre toc carry out promises to recognize
4. s.4lemhers Of the Hc,se Of Rspresenta-
lives with pct schemes to push. during
fshes last days Of Congress. Il is more
than probable that these pet schemes
oaghtsto hare bean killed, but there is
slso great prob ability that their authors
viii combine 80 kill the power which
killed them ;is very dosbt btfnIwhethsr
l Carlisle can Be reelected speaker Of
The next Congress. 8
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Don't go to Arkansas.

ELLENToN, March 11.-Jim Rollin,
another returning negro emigrant from
Arkansas, passed here few days since.
His tale of ill-treatment and suffering is
terrible. he says that the negroes are
chased with bloodhounds, and whipped
in Arkansas worse than they were in
South Carolina in slavery. he had
walked eight hundred miles on his return
trip. BE says that the majority who 60
out there will never return. In the first
place will never get money sufficient to
get back on, besides they are not allowed
to leave if they want to.
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MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CARoLr11A,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON

STATE OF SOUTH CARoLrIA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
In the Court of Common Pleas.
The National Bank of Anderson as AS
signee of The State Savings and Insu.
rance Bank of Anderson, vs.. VIM. M.
Cooley and John ]. Cooley.-Action to
Foreclose Mortgage.
nURSUANT to the Judgment Of Fore.
closure in the above stated Ease, I
will sell at Anderson G. a., s. g., on
SALESDAY IN APRIL next, the mort
gagged premises below described, to wit:
All that Lot or parcel of Land, contain
ing q acres, more or less, with comfortable
dwelling thereon, situate in the town Of
Williamson, Anderson County, s; G.. ad,
Joining lots of G. w. Anderson. Estate Of
Amos Acker, deceased, and others.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash or with approved
surety and mortgage of the premises credit
will be given until November 1st next,
with interest. Papers extra.
W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master.
March 10, 1887 IS 4
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New York has bureau of mending,
where socks will be darned for Eve cents
q pair, buttons sewed on for three cents
apiece, and all kinds of rips and tears
mended at prices proportionate to the
extent of damage done.
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rehibItlon in Belton. !.

Mr.. EDrroR: Since the important
:soctal questien. for: this year is probibi.
ss ssion; ws thought that the experience Of
|. tie Town of; Bolton might be appreciated
'sbys I two classes ofs earnest minded man
Nho are opposed to this movement.
Eirss those Rhp say that. prohibition
not prohibit, and secondly, those
Wlho sayS that :is encroaches upon mans
tights There is q third class f"what
.snfiyate griefs they have. alas. / know
8noti' s Whip will not be won over. But
gs1f IS succeed IN showing honass.minded
men Smsn' he condition Of Bolton as it used
|sfo l bs ,Sst, ss and as Il now is d,y, our work
! sshsli not have been in vain.
III has been six years since the licensed
S. ] Isale of Hquos was prohibited. We do
not deem It necessary to say that the
s. Isco,inane,ciaf INN interest Of the town has not
been Injured and too. that the town is
ssnithin. Ten miles of Anderson nor is it
.snseessary !, is repeat rep what one Of our mer-
q chants said to ns q few days since, viz !:
'thst the trade Of the place is on surer
Basis than; il MAS before prohibition was
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MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERsoN.
In the Court of Common Pleas.
J. Feaster Brown, w. D. Brown and g.
Ernest Brown, under the Firm name Of
Brown Bros, Assignees Of Jacob Ale
wine, VS.. T. G. Banister.-Action to Fore
close Mortgage.
DURsUANT to the Judgment Of Fore:
i closure in the above entitled action, I
will sell at Anderson G. a., 8. g., on
SALEDAY IN APRIL next. the mort
gagged premises below described, to wit:
All that parcel of Land, containing 80
acres, more or less, situate in Anderson
County, s. c., near waters Of Hencoop
Creek, adjoining lands of T. G. Banister,
Jacob Alewine, Polly Moore and others.
TERMS OF SALE-One. e.half cash, and ball
ance on a credit until 1st November next,
with interest from day of sale. secured by
a mortgage Of the premises. Purchaser to
W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master.
March 10, 1887 IS 4
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H1HE Firm of Smith & Mckinney is
l. this day dissolved by mutual consent.
All persons indebted to the old firm are
notified to call and make settlement with
c. Wardlaw, Esq, in whose charge the
books are left for settlement.
March Is, 1887 36 3
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March IL. 1887
CTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
y ANDERSON COUNTY.

y ANDERSON COUNTY.
By ". F. Coz, Judge of Probate.
WHEREAS, VIM. A. Jordan has
applied to me to grant letters of Ad-
ministration on the Estate and effects
of Thos. E. Jordan, deceased, to Sarah E..
Jordan.
These are therefore to cite aud admon-
ish all kindred and creditors of the said
Thos. E. Jordan, deceased, to be and ap-
pear before me in Court of Probate to be
held at Anderson Court House, on the
list day of April, 1887, after publica-
ton hereof to shew cause, if any they
have, why the said administration should
not be granted. Given under my hand,
this 10th day of March, 1887.
W. F. cox, Judge Probate.
March IL. 1857 36 2
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEENT.
IN The undersigned, Administrator Of
the Estate of Martha D. Shirley, deceased,
hereby gives notice that he will, on the
5th day of April, 1887, apply to the
Judge Of Probate for Anderson County for
Final Settlement of said Estate. and
discharge from his Office as Administrator.
L. A. SHIRLEY, Admir-.
March 8. 1887 81 5
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SALE OF LAW BOOKS

THE undersigned will sell at public sale
i in this City on Tuesday, the end
March inst, one lot of Law Books, being
remnant of Law Library of the late Judge
Reed. The Books can be seen at Store
room of G. A. Reed, and catalogues of
them furnished upon application to the un-
dersigned.
B. FRANK MAULDIN,
Admir-. Est. ], P. Reed, Jr.
March IN 1897 IS
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resident Cleveland has vetoed more
bills than all Of the other presidents Of
4hs United States combined, and has the
Greater portion Of another session of
4 Congress lift him Id which to continue
sthis amusement. In5three years he has
vetoed more measures than the other
Plesidents did in one hundred and eight
years :,.9 -
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Examination of Teachers.

TlHE examination of Teachers for the
il Public Schools will be held in the
Court House Friday and Saturday, April
1st and End. Let the white Teachers be
on hand at o'clock sharp Friday morning,
with paper, ink and pens. No applicant
will be allowed to use pencil. Colored
Teachers will be examined Saturday.
J. G. CLINKSCALES,
School Commissioner.
Morob II 1897 36 3
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MASTERS SALE.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
ANDERSON COUNTY.
In the Court of Common Pleas.
VIM. Martin, Marion Martin, ct al, vs.
Nimrod Sprewell, Nancy Sprewell, ct al:
Action for partition and payment oi
debts.
PURSUANT to an order of sale made by
his Honor Judge ]. ]. Norton, bear
ing date 18th January, 1857, in the above
stated case, will sell at Anderson Q. H.,
8. c., on SALEDAY IN APRIL next, the
Land described in the Pleadings IS the
Real Estate of Simeon Sprewell, deceased,
to wit:
All that Tract of Land situate in A.nder-
son County, on waters of Twenty-Three
Mile Creek, containing 106t acres, more or
less, adjoining lands Of n. B. and A. n.
Richardson, VIM. Wilson and VIM. Wat
kins.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third of the pur-
chase money and the costs of the proceed
ings to be paid in cash on the day Of sale
the balance on credit of twelve months,
purchaser to give bond therefor, with In
terest from day of sale, and mortgage OF
the premises to secure the same, with leave
to anticipate payment Purchaser 70 pay
WV. HUMPHREYS. Master.
March 10, 1857 IS
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Notice as to Public Roads.

A LII persons cultivating or ditching
n lands along the Public Roads are
hereby notified not to turn the water from
their field into such roads, and all persons
are notified not to remove sand from any
part of the Public Roads of the County.
Any person violating either of these notices
will be prosecuted in the Courts.
]. JAMESON,
J. P. MCGEE,
A. o. NORRIS,
Board County Com. A. c., s. G.
Per E. w. LONG, Clerk.
March 10, 1887 35 3
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Wagon and Buggy Shop.

MOTTO for 1887 "Live and let live. "
IHl Come and see me before going else
where with your work. Prices lower than
the lowest, I will make it pay you to give
me q call. Filling Wheels speciality.
Wagons made to order. Shop on Capt.
Daniels lot, opposite Jail.
D. NJ. STEPHENS.
Jo,19 1907 17 6m
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Administrators Sale.

DY virtue of an order of the Probate
ID Court, will sell on the 25th day OF
March inst. at the late residence of Eliza.
beth B, McLain, deceased, all the Personal
Property of said deceased, consisting of one
Mule, Cows, Sheep, forty bushels of Corn,
Fodder, Cotton Seed, one two.horse Wag-
on, Household Furniture, Farming I'm
plements, &c. Terms of sale-Cash.
J. B. r. McLAIN, Admir-.
March 10. 1887 35 8
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NIOTICE TO CREDITORS.
~ All persons having demands against
the Estate of Mrs. E. B. McClain, deceased,
are hereby notified to present them, properly
proven, to the undersigned within the time
prescribed by law, and those indebted to
make payment.
j. B. r. McCLAIN, Admir-.
March 3, 1886 "a 3
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NOTICE

r HAVE now in Stock, at. exceedingly
i low prices
Doors, Sash, Blinds and Glass
of every description.
ALABASTINE. an excellent wall finish.
WHITE LEAD,
LINSEED OIL and PUTTY,
READY MIXED PAINTS,
VARNISHES, colors dry and in Oil.
PICTURE FRAMES, made from all
styles of Gilt and other Mouldings.
Picture Frame Cord and Hangings.
Va Call and give NE trial.
w. B. BEACHAM,
Depot Street. Anderson, 8. G.
July %, 1886 2 1y
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- The North Carolina legislature has
Dissolution.

passed bill establishing an agricultural
college.
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To Provide More Efficient System OF
Working tho Public Roads in Anderson
! County.